Daily Archives: March 30, 2004

What a surprise, Bill Gates claims hardware will be nearly free in 10 years, but software will still be expensive. I wonder why, could it be because Microsoft is a, gasp, software company?

Two college professors have just published a study showing that file-sharing offers no threat to music sales. In fact, they concluded that file sharing actually increases CD sales for hot albums that sell more than 600,000 copies.

But on a positive local note, the 911 center is adding E911 capability, which will allow them to locate cell phone callers (see my older post about E911, below). They’ll also have live video of major traffic areas, just like … Read More →

Just in case you thought Rochester politics was all about school nurses, there’s always the downtown bus terminal plan which has gotten bad reviews in an audit by the state comptroller. You see, the plan is supported by the Republican-controlled … Read More →

A major underground tunnel fire in Manchester, England took out 130,000 phones and disabled the ambulance service radios. It’s also interesting that the police are advising that the 999 system (their equivalent of our 911) is still reachable via mobile … Read More →

If you use Microsoft Word, you may not be aware that a lot of your editing remains in the file even if it is no longer visible. It so happens that Microsoft uses Word for their own documents, some of … Read More →

As a result of a recent campaign to increase awareness and solicit information, local police have several new leads in the Xerox credit union murder/robbery.